La Cocina
AroView: Brimming with kitchen chaos and the messiness of human relations, this is a captivating and quietly spectacular arthouse drama about the Latin American immigrant experience in an upscale New York restaurant.
Shot in expressive black-and-white, tensions simmer between the staff and management until things boil over under the heat of missing cash and the constant threat of deportation. Rooney Mara plays one of the ‘gringo’ front-of-house staff who’s pregnant from an affair with fiery cook Raúl Briones – it’s just one of the pressure cooker narratives that the film skillfully balances like an armful of teetering plates.
“A compelling vision of the immigrant experience as a hellish limbo in which even the seeming ballast of community, brotherhood and love can be illusory.” ~David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter
“A chaotic symphony of nearly two dozen characters, this black-and-white indie confection (garnished with sparing touches of color) mixes biting social critique with stylistic bravura.” ~Peter Debruge, Variety
Cast
Rooney Mara , Oded Fehr , John Pyper-Ferguson , Raúl Briones , Laura Gómez , James Waterston , Anna Díaz , Eduardo Olmos , Spenser Granese , Motell Foster
Director
Language
English
Countries
USA, Mexico
Studio
Vendetta
